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Fran Tarkenton threw 342 touchdowns in his career, but you may be surprised to learn that he didn&#8217;t throw more than 25 touchdowns to a single player! He played with John Gilliam from &#8217;72 to &#8217;75, and Gilliam caught 25 touchdowns during those four seasons before signing with Atlanta 2017-08-07 08:36:387/6: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback-Receiver Touchdown Pairings (Through 2016)http://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-receiver-touchdown-pairings-through-2016/
Three years ago, I looked at the top quarterback/receiving pairings in terms of total passing touchdowns between the two players. Per a comment suggestion, let&#8217;s update that list today. The top two pairs have not changed, but there has been some movement in the top ten. Philip Rivers and Anton2017-07-06 09:36:466/26: Blogging Dirty- Atlanta Falcons: Top 10 Quarterbacks of All Timehttp://bloggingdirty.com/2017/06/26/atlanta-falcons-top-10-quarterbacks-time/
Over time, the Falcons have had several quarterbacks.
From the exciting Michael Vick to the pure pocket passer Steve Bartkowski, several men have suited up in black and red to sling the pigskin for the Atlanta Falcons. Let&#039;s break down the top ten Falcons quarterbacks of all time.
#10. David 2017-06-26 09:38:096/23: FootballPerspective.com- Pythagenpat History, 1960-2016http://www.footballperspective.com/pythagenpat-history-1960-2016/
Yesterday, I looked at Pythagenpat records in 2016. Today, let&#8217;s look at the Pythagenpat records for each team since 1960.1 The table below shows the following information for all 1,613 teams since 1960: The top team by Pythagenpat winning percentage was the 1962 Green Bay Packers, who scored 2017-06-23 10:37:006/2: FootballPerspective.com- Average Age Of Quarterback Startshttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-age-of-quarterback-starts/
Yesterday, I looked Josh McCown&#8217;s weird, winding career. McCown started 33 games through age 33, but has since started 27 more games. He&#8217;s had one of the weirdest and back-loaded careers in NFL history. Which made me wonder: how can we measure which quarterbacks had the most front-loaded2017-06-02 08:36:465/23: FootballPerspective.com- Career Ratings For the Sam Bradford/Jay Schroeder Index Postshttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-ratings-for-the-sam-bradfordjay-schroeder-index-posts/
Last week, I published two posts on quarterbacks based on their completion percentage and yards per completion averages, relative to league average. The Sam Bradford Index post looks at quarterbacks with high completion percentages and low yards/completion averages, while the Jay Schroeder Index loo2017-05-23 08:36:445/21: FootballPerspective.com- Jeff George Did Not Get A Lot Of Ground Supporthttp://www.footballperspective.com/jeff-george-did-not-get-a-lot-of-ground-support/
This week, James &#8220;Four Touchdowns&#8221; Hanson had a couple of interesting posts on the support four star quarterbacks received.Â James provided some very extensive, in-depth analysis, but that doesn&#8217;t mean there isn&#8217;t still a place for simple, surface-level analysis, either! I wa2017-05-21 10:36:455/20: FootballPerspective.com- The Jay Schroeder Indexhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-jay-schroeder-index/
Yesterday, I looked at the quarterbacks who were the biggest checkdown artists: i.e., which players had the best completion percentages and lowest yards per completion averages. I measured this by calculating how many standard deviations above/below average each quarterback was in those two categori2017-05-20 08:36:565/19: FootballPerspective.com- The Sam Bradford Indexhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-sam-bradford-index/
You may have heard that Sam Bradford set the completion percentage record in 2016 by completing 71.6% of his passes. What you may not have heard: Bradford also ranked last in the league in passing yards gained per completion, which makes his record-breaking performance a somewhat hollow achievement.2017-05-19 08:36:524/29: Golden Gate Sports- Davis Webb, Former Cal Bear QB, Taken in Third Round by Giantshttp://goldengatesports.com/2017/04/28/davis-webb-third-round-giants/
Cal Bears quarterback Davis Webb is off the board, and he&#039;s headed to the Big Apple
For the second consecutive year, a California Golden Bears&#039; quarterback has been drafted. This year, signal caller Davis Webb was picked by the New York Giants in the third round as the 87th overall pick.
2017-04-29 02:38:034/5: FootballPerspective.com- Tony Romo Has Borderline HOF Stats (Era-Adjusted)http://www.footballperspective.com/tony-romo-has-borderline-hof-stats-era-adjusted/
Yesterday, Tony Romo announced that he was retiring from football after an excellent career with the Cowboys. Now here are two interesting questions: will he be a Hall of Famer? And should he be a Hall of Famer? Regular readers will recall that in 2014, I looked at how Eli Manning&#8217;s stats comp2017-04-05 08:35:544/4: FootballPerspective.com- Dan Fouts, and Winning vs. Stats Part 4http://www.footballperspective.com/dan-fouts-and-winning-vs-stats-part-4/
On Thursday, I looked at quarterbacks from 2016 who started at least 8 games and threw at least 150 passes. For those passers, I calculated how many standard deviations above average they were in Relative ANY/A (i.e., how much better they were, statistically, than average) and in winning percentage.2017-04-04 08:36:093/31: FootballPerspective.com- 1980 Archie Manning, and Winning vs. Stats Part 2http://www.footballperspective.com/1980-archie-manning-and-winning-vs-stats-part-2/
Yesterday, I looked at quarterbacks from 2016 who started at least 8 games and threw at least 150 passes. For those passers, I calculated how many standard deviations above average they were in Relative ANY/A (i.e., how much better they were, statistically, than average) and in winning percentage. I2017-03-31 10:36:443/26: FootballPerspective.com- TD/INT Ratio Leadershttp://www.footballperspective.com/tdint-ratio-leaders/
Touchdown/Interception ratio isn&#8217;t an official statistic, so here&#8217;s something you probably didn&#8217;t know. Among qualifying passers (minimum 14 pass attempts per team game), either Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers has led the league in this category in 6 of the last 7 seasons. The one excep2017-03-26 16:36:423/21: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Been Sacked The Most?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-been-sacked-the-most/
Ben Roethlisberger takes a lot of sacks. Since entering the league in 2004, he has nearly 100 more sacks than any other quarterback. I thought it would be interesting to look at the leaders in sacks taken over rolling 5-year periods. Over the last 5 years, the most sacked quarterback is Ryan Tannehi2017-03-21 09:35:351/24: NFL Spin Zone- Atlanta Falcons Can Erase Misery, Crush New England Patriots Revenge in Super Bowl 51http://nflspinzone.com/2017/01/24/atlanta-falcons-erase-misery-crush-new-england-patriots-dreams-super-bowl/
The Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots are set to meet in Super Bowl 51, and the disrespect for Atlanta from Boston has already begun.
What you are about to read is not what I had originally intended. When I pulled my creaky little Walmart chair up to my rickety Ikea desktop, my thought was t2017-01-24 01:37:531/23: FootballPerspective.com- Adjusting Passer Rating for Era: Part VI (Career Passer Ratings)http://www.footballperspective.com/adjusting-passer-rating-for-era-part-vi-career-passer-ratings/
Background reading: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (Career Passer Ratings) In the interest of making all data available to you, the reader, the table below shows the averages for each professional football league since 1932 in the relevant passing statistics used to calculate passer rating: 2017-01-23 06:36:361/20: FootballPerspective.com- Adjusting Passer Rating for Era: Part V: The Resultshttp://www.footballperspective.com/adjusting-passer-rating-for-era-part-v-the-results/
Background reading: Part I Part II Part III Part IV All week, I have been discussing how to adjust passer rating by era. Now that I have explained the formula, it&#8217;s time to generate the results. In a given season, ratings won&#8217;t change (unless a player moves below or above a limit as a re2017-01-20 06:36:438/16: FootballPerspective.com- Era-Adjusted TD/INT Ratios: Worst Seasons And Career Listhttp://www.footballperspective.com/era-adjusted-tdint-ratios-worst-seasons-and-career-list/
Yesterday, I looked at the best seasons in TD/INT Ratios after adjusting for era. Today? The worst, using the same formula. Only one quarterback has ever qualified for the league passing crown but also failed to throw a touchdown: Bobby Hoying in 1998. That season is the only thing keeping rookie Ry2016-08-16 07:35:478/15: FootballPerspective.com- Era-Adjusted TD/INT Ratioshttp://www.footballperspective.com/era-adjusted-tdint-ratios/
On Saturday, I asked the question: Is TD/INT Ratio Now Meaningless? That question was shorthand for a less hot-takey view, but fortunately I&#8217;m lucky enough to have smart readers who engaged in some excellent discussion in the comments. One of those guys, Bryan Frye, brought up the idea of a TD2016-08-15 07:35:458/10: FootballPerspective.com- Positive Yards Per Attempt (Updated)http://www.footballperspective.com/positive-yards-per-attempt-updated/
Adam Steele is back for another guest post. You can view all of Adam&#8217;s posts here. As always, we thank him for contributing. Last year, I introduced a simple alternative to ANY/A called Positive Yards Per Attempt. Today Iâm going to update the formula with a few tweaks and more years of data2016-08-10 08:35:486/20: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Quarterbacks and Exceeding Pythagorean Winshttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-quarterbacks-and-exceeding-pythagorean-wins/
Adam Steele is back for another guest post. You can view all of Adam&#8217;s posts here. As always, we thank him for contributing. There have been countless attempts at deducing the clutchiness of NFL quarterbacks, most of which involve tallying playoff wins and Super Bowl rings. Today Iâm going t2016-06-20 10:35:486/16: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Bryan Frye On Quarterback Adjustments (Career)http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-bryan-frye-on-quarterback-adjustments-career/
Todayâs post is a follow-up to my recent article on adjusting quarterback stats for schedule length and passing environment. In the original piece, I provided you with single-season stats with various era adjustments made. While my main goal was to glean as much as I could from your opinions, I no2016-06-16 08:35:465/26: FootballPerspective.com- Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns (Part II)http://www.footballperspective.com/fourth-quarterovertime-game-winning-passing-touchdowns-part-ii/
Three years ago, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdown passes. That post is ready for an update, and there&#8217;s been some interesting movement at the top of the charts. As a reminder: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in2016-05-26 08:35:464/29: NFL Spin Zone- New England Patriots: Five Players Worth Trading Up Forhttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/04/29/new-england-patriots-five-players-worth-trading/
The New England Patriots are prime candidates to move up and make an early selection in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
The New England Patriots were observers on the opening night of the 2016 NFL Draft thanks to the sanctions passed down by the NFL in the DeflateGate situation. Some spec2016-04-29 08:38:484/29: NFL Spin Zone- 2016 NFL Draft: Round 1 by the Numbershttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/04/29/2016-nfl-draft-round-1-by-the-numbers/
The first round of the 2016 NFL draft is in the books. As usual, it had its share of intrigue and surprisesâ¦and a few statistical trends as well.
Looking for trends and numbers when it comes to the 81st edition of the NFL draft?
Youâve come to the right place.
It was an almos...2016-04-29 07:39:124/28: Golden Gate Sports- Jared Goff Taken First Overall by the Los Angeles Ramshttp://goldengatesports.com/2016/04/28/jared-goff-taken-first-overall-by-the-los-angeles-rams/
With the first overall pick in the draft, the Los Angeles Rams have taken former Cal Bears quarterback Jared Goff.
After the long wait leading up to the 2016 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams finally made their selection on Thursday night. A hefty trade moved the Tennessee Titans out of the numbe2016-04-28 20:38:114/28: Press Room Pass- Football History: No. 1 NFL Draft Pickhttp://www.pressroompass.com/?p=4650
Speculation always seems to be a theme for the National Football League draft for the organizations and their fans. It&#8217;s amazing how the pundits analyze each pick and decide who is going to make it or who is going to be a bust. The reality is that no one really knows. Only the perspective of [2016-04-28 17:40:474/27: FootballPerspective.com- Carson Wentz, Jared Goff, and First Round QB Agehttp://www.footballperspective.com/carson-wentz-jared-goff-and-first-round-qb-age/
Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are expected to be the first two picks in the draft tomorrow night. One thing you might not know about the two is that Goff is nearly two years younger than Wentz. Goff, who played three years at California but did not redshirt, was born on October 14, 1994; as [&#8230;]2016-04-27 14:35:494/26: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Bryan Frye and Career ANY/A+ Value Addedhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-bryan-frye-and-career-anya-value-added/
Recently, I posted a quick and dirty method to measure quarterback career value above average and above replacement. I used Adjusted Yards per Pass Attempt as the foundational stat because its inputs (yards, touchdowns, interceptions, and attempts) are on record back to 1932. Today, I wanted to use 2016-04-26 12:36:574/15: Golden Gate Sports- Jared Goff Should Benefit from the Los Angeles Rams' Blockbuster Tradehttp://goldengatesports.com/2016/04/15/jared-goff-should-benefit-from-the-los-angeles-rams-blockbuster-trade/
Jared Goff could be a prime beneficiary from the Los Angeles Rams&#039; blockbuster trade, which shoots them up to the first overall pick in the draft.
With the NFL Draft just a couple of weeks away, the Los Angeles Rams put a wrinkle in things by swinging a huge trade with the Tennessee Titans2016-04-15 09:37:414/12: EndZone Score- Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan hosts Celebrity Golf Tournamenthttp://www.endzonescore.com/atlanta-falcons-qb-matt-ryan-hosts-celebrity-golf-tournament/37624
The Atlanta Falcons don&#8217;t officially start organized team workouts until next week, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped quarterback Matt Ryan from staying busy so far in 2016. First, Ryan held a player&#8217;s only passing camp in FloridaÂ that brought together 28 Falcons to get an early start on th2016-04-12 16:38:014/8: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Bryan Frye and Career AY/A+ Value Addedhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-bryan-frye-and-career-aya-value-added/
Friend of the program Bryan Frye is back for another guest post. As regular readers know, Bryan operates his own fantastic site, http://www.thegridfe.com. You can view all of Bryan&#8217;s guest posts here, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. Floating around the internet, there are copious m2016-04-08 09:36:034/6: FootballPerspective.com- How Often Do Good Offenses Draft Quarterbacks In The First Round?http://www.footballperspective.com/how-often-do-good-offenses-draft-quarterbacks-in-the-first-round/
The Dallas Cowboys are rumored to be drafting a replacement for Tony Romo with the fourth pick in the first round. In general, teams with bad offenses are the ones that draft quarterbacks, and technically, the Cowboys would fit that mold given the team&#8217;s struggles last year. But, of course, th2016-04-06 15:37:484/4: FootballPerspective.com- Colin Kaepernick and Declining For Three Straight Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/colin-kaepernick-and-declining-for-three-straight-seasons/
Here is Colin Kaepernick&#8216;s ANY/A average in each of the last four years: That is not a very promising graph. Last year, I wrote about how Kaepernick, Cam Newton, and RG3 were a unique trio of young quarterbacks who had declined in two consecutive years. Well, 2015 was where those quarterbacks 2016-04-04 08:35:473/12: FootballPerspective.com- Johnny Manziel And First Round Quarterback Bustshttp://www.footballperspective.com/johnny-manziel-and-first-round-quarterback-busts/
Johnny Manziel was drafted by Cleveland with the 22nd pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. That wasn&#8217;t a very long time ago, but Manziel was released yesterday after two tumultuous seasons. He went 2-6 as a starter with more off-the-field headlines than wins (or, probably, starts). There were 50 quarte2016-03-12 09:35:443/3: FootballPerspective.com- Thoughts on Sam Bradford Resigning With The Eagleshttp://www.footballperspective.com/thoughts-on-sam-bradford-resigning-with-the-eagles/
The Eagles have resigned Sam Bradford, in a move that&#8217;s pretty hard to justify. In five different seasons, Bradford has thrown at least 250 pass attempts (he missed all of 2014 with a torn ACL). In those years, he has never ranked as a league-average quarterback as measured by Net Yards per At2016-03-03 07:35:472/4: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Adam Harstad On Why Terrell Davis Should Be In The HOFhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-adam-harstad-on-why-terrell-davis-should-be-in-the-hof/
Today&#8217;s guest post/trivia question comes from Adam Harstad, a co-writer of mine at Footballguys.com. You can follow Adam on twitter at @AdamHarstad. On Saturday, the Hall of Fame selection committee will meet, lock themselves in a room, and debate the relative merits of the 15 modern-era final2016-02-04 23:35:501/13: Golden Gate Sports- Cal Bears By The Numbers in the NFL Drafthttp://goldengatesports.com/?p=79914
The NFL Draft is still months away, but now is as good a time as any to look at the history of the Cal Bears in the NFL Draft. The California Golden Bears have a long, rich history, as does the NFL Draft. The 2016 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 28th, and will come to conclusion on Saturday...2016-01-13 12:36:5312/14: ATL All Day- Atlanta Falcons: All-Time Teamhttp://atlallday.com/2015/12/14/atlanta-falcons-all-time-team/
Over the Atlanta Falcons&#039; 50 years of existence as a franchise, the team has had many all-time great players. The Atlanta Falcons have had through their 50-year history many talented players. Some have their names up on the Falcons Ring of Honor at the Georgia Dome. Two have busts in Canton, O.2015-12-14 08:38:1612/10: ATL All Day- Matt Ryan: Can he recover or is he on the decline?http://atlallday.com/?p=50645
Matt Ryan is in the midst of his most erratic season of his 8-year NFL career. How he plays in the next four weeks will hint if he can fully recover or if he is truly on the decline. Through his first seven seasons as the starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan has led his team to th.2015-12-10 08:36:4011/6: Blogging Dirty- Atlanta Falcons: Who is on pace to have their number retired?http://bloggingdirty.com/?p=50485
In the Atlanta Falcons&#039; 50-year franchise only four players have had their number retired by the team. Tommy Nobis, William Andrews, Jeff Van Note and Steve Bartkowski are the lucky four who have made it, but there could be several others in the very near future. Every current NFL team has a...2015-11-06 09:38:099/22: ATL All Day- Atlanta Falcons: NFC Power Rankings, Week 3http://atlallday.com/?p=46752
The Atlanta Falcons are one of a few teams in the NFC that have looked good in both Week 1 and Week 2. Atlanta (2-0) will travel to Arlington to face fellow undefeated, the Dallas Cowboys in Week 3. Perhaps it&#039;s parity across the league, but I didn&#039;t feel that the NFC had a great week as .2015-09-22 13:42:249/5: FootballPerspective.com- Data Dump: Quarterback/Coach Pairshttp://www.footballperspective.com/data-dump-quarterbackcoach-pairs/
Reading 538&#8217;s NFC East preview got me thinking about head coach and quarterback pairs. The Giants are currently enjoying a very long stretch of quarterback/coach consistency, but New York&#8217;s franchise history is filled with that sort of commitment. Washington, meanwhile, has not had one q2015-09-05 00:36:038/30: FootballPerspective.com- Most Memorable Plays For Each NFC Teamhttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-memorable-plays-for-each-nfc-team/
Yesterday, we looked at the most memorable plays for each AFC team. Today, we switch to the NFC, and let&#8217;s begin in the NFC East. Dallas Cowboys: Emmitt Smith, with one good shoulder, runs for 10 yards to put Dallas in field goal range against the Giants in week 17, 1993 For a franchise with [2015-08-30 00:35:478/14: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 5 &#8211; Dr. Strangelove (Interceptions)http://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-5-dr-strangelove-interceptions/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. On Monday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-14 00:35:468/13: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 4 â Mile High Clubhttp://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-4-mile-high-club/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. On Monday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-13 00:35:488/12: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 3 â Sharpshootershttp://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-3-sharpshooters/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. On Monday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-12 00:37:548/11: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 2 â Frequent Flyershttp://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-2-frequent-flyers/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. Yesterday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-11 00:37:557/14: The Game Before the Money- Thinking Out Loud: Ken Stabler and the Pro Football Hall of Famehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/nBTnhR_i8j0/
My first NFL memories involve Ken Stabler. My dad sat me down in front of the television during Super Bowl 11 and explained the meaning of the NFLâs biggest day while Stabler led the Raiders to ultimate victory. The Holy Roller play remains a cherished memory, and one of the first epic plays I wit2015-07-14 13:40:437/14: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Career Ratingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-career-ratings/
On Sunday, I calculated the average number of pass attempts (including sacks) per game for each season since 1950, and then looked at which were the highest era-adjusted passing games in football history. On Monday, I looked at the single seasons that were the most and least pass-happy, from the per2015-07-14 09:37:577/13: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Single Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-single-seasons/
Yesterday, we looked at which teams had the most pass attempts (including sacks) in individual games relative to league average. Today, we will analyze things on the season level. Let&#8217;s use Tobin Rote as an example. As Brad Oremland noted, Rote was stuck playing for terrible Packers teams in t2015-07-13 00:37:557/12: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Individual Gameshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-individual-games/
Let&#8217;s take a look at the league average dropbacks (pass attempts + sacks) per game for each year from 1950 to 2014. Obviously there has been a significant amount of variation, with the passing game being on life support in 1956 and peaking in recent times. As a result, we must adjust for era w2015-07-12 00:38:587/10: ATL All Day- Atlanta Falcons: Top 5 QBs of All Timehttp://atlallday.com/2015/07/08/atlanta-falcons-top-5-qbs-of-all-time/
The Atlanta Falcons have had a tumultuous existence as an NFL franchise, only making the playoffs 12 times in going on 50 years. But when Atlanta has been at its best as a football team, the Falcons have typically had strong offenses. Outside of Jerry Glanville&#039;s 1977 Grits Blitz defense, most 2015-07-10 16:38:527/8: ATL All Day- Atlanta Falcons: Top 5 QBs of All Timehttp://atlallday.com/?p=41218
The Atlanta Falcons have had a tumultuous existence as an NFL franchise, only making the playoffs 12 times in going on 50 years. But when Atlanta has been at its best as a football team, the Falcons have typically had strong offenses. Outside of Jerry Glanville&#039;s 1977 Grits Blitz defense, most 2015-07-08 07:37:186/8: FootballPerspective.com- Norm Van Brocklin Is The Leader in Average Length of Passing Touchdownhttp://www.footballperspective.com/norm-van-brocklin-is-the-leader-in-average-length-of-passing-touchdown/
During the 2013 season, I crunched the numbers to determine that Chris Johnson was the career leader in average length of rushing touchdown (since then, his average has dropped to 25.8, allowing Robert Smith to regain the top spot). Last year, I did the same analaysis to show that Homer Jones is the2015-06-08 00:35:474/30: FootballPerspective.com- Mariota/Winston or the Field? Which Produces The Top QB From The 2015 Draft?http://www.footballperspective.com/mariotawinston-or-the-field-which-produces-the-top-qb-from-the-2015-draft/
Yesterday, I was a guest on the Wharton Moneyball show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (@BizRadio111), discussing the NFL draft. As always, it was a lot of fun, but the hosts threw me a curveball in the final seconds: Which will produce the best quarterback from the 2015 Draft &#8212; the Jameis Winston/Mar2015-04-30 00:35:514/26: FootballPerspective.com- Weekend Trivia: Passing Offenses and First Round QBshttp://www.footballperspective.com/weekend-trivia-passing-offenses-and-first-round-qbs/
Teams that select quarterbacks in the first round of the draft generally struggled in the passing department prior year, although not as much as you might think. On average, these teams1 had a Relative ANY/A of -0.71, meaning those teams were 0.71 Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt below average. For re2015-04-26 00:36:134/17: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Quarterback Rankings, and Requesting Feedbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-quarterback-rankings-and-requesting-feedback/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. Today, he&#8217;s contributed this guest 2015-04-17 00:35:484/2: FootballPerspective.com- History of Trading The First Overall Pick In The NFL Drafthttp://www.footballperspective.com/history-of-trading-the-first-overall-pick-in-the-nfl-draft/
Since 1970, there have been just nine times where two teams agreed on a trade knowing that it was for the first overall draft pick. Will a trade up for Jameis Winston make number ten? Let&#8217;s go in reverse chronological order and look at every instance since the AFL-NFL merger when the first ove2015-04-02 00:40:573/29: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points Differential Per Game in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-differential-per-game-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
I previously looked at points per game by each quarterback in his starts and points per game allowed by each quarterback in his starts. Please check there for the fine print. Today, we put it all together, for a list of points differential per game in games started by each quarterback. Again, I&#8212015-03-29 00:35:533/28: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points per Game Allowed in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-per-game-allowed-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
Please see yesterday&#8217;s post for the fine print. The table below shows the average points per game allowed in games started by each quarterback, minimum 15 games (but the ranks only count for quarterbacks with 50 or more starts). Again, I will leave the commentary to you guys.2015-03-28 00:35:593/27: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points per Game Scored in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-per-game-scored-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
Aaron Rodgers has started 114 games (including playoffs) in his career. In those games, the Packers have averaged 28.5 points per game (including non-offensive scores), the highest average for any quarterback in his team&#8217;s starts in NFL history. The table below shows the PPG average in each qu2015-03-27 00:38:483/26: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Records When Their Team Scores 21+ Pointshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-records-when-their-team-scores-21-points/
On Tuesday, I looked at quarterback records when their team allows 21 or more points.Â Today, a look at records when scoring 21+ points.Â I&#8217;m short on time, so today&#8217;s post will just be a quick data dump.Â I leave the comments up to you! Here&#8217;s how to read the table below. Tom B2015-03-26 00:36:063/23: FootballPerspective.com- Career RANY/A Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-ranya-rankings/
Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt is my preferred basic measurement of quarterback play. ANY/A is simply yards per attempt, but includes sacks and sack yardage lost, and provides a 20-yard bonus for touchdowns and a 45-yard penalty for interceptions. RANY/A, or Relative ANY/A, measures a quarterback&#82015-03-23 00:35:542/27: NFL Spin Zone- 2015 NFL Draft: Being No. 1 Can Be a Good Thinghttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/02/27/2015-nfl-draft-no-1-can-good-thing/
Will it be Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota, or Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston? Or will it be one or the other. When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are officially on the clock on Thursday evening, April 30, in Chicago, Illinois, chances are the name on the card that makes its way to the podium w...2015-02-27 22:37:531/4: FootballPerspective.com- Ryan Lindley Had the 9th Worst Passing Performance in Playoff Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ryan-lindley-had-the-9th-worst-passing-performance-in-playoff-history/
Ryan Lindley had a very, very bad day against the Carolina Panthers on Saturday. He completed 16 of 28 passes for just 82 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. He was also sacked four times and lost 31 yards. Assigning 20 yards per passing touchdown and -45 per interception, and including2015-01-04 22:36:0812/3: The Game Before the Money- This Might Surprise You: What Was the World Like Last Time Your Team Won a Title? Part 2//feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/8UwY5L6SSUw/
This is part 2 in a series. Knowing how much I love history, my wife bought me a birthday card listing facts about the year I was born. I started wondering what was happening the last time certain teams won a championship. Letâs find out, and I hope you have as much fun reading this [&#8230;]2014-12-03 08:40:5811/7: FootballPerspective.com- Andy Dalton Had One of the 100 Worst Passing Games Since 1970http://www.footballperspective.com/andy-dalton-had-one-of-the-100-worst-passing-games-since-1970/
Last night, Andy Dalton was not very good. completed 10 of 33 passes for 86 yards, while throwing 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Add in his two sacks for 14 yards, and Dalton averaged -1.80 ANY/A. That&#8217;s terrible, of course, but how bad does that measure historically? Let&#8217;s use the sa2014-11-07 11:36:0410/27: The Game Before the Money- This Might Surprise You: What Was the World Like Last Time Your Team Won a Title? Part 2http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/8UwY5L6SSUw/
NFC SOUTH ATLANTA FLACONS â The Falcons franchise debuted in 1966, with first-overall draft pick Tommy Nobis from Texas leading the charge. The Falcons continue searching for their first championship nearly 50 years later. While the team showed promise during the Steve Bartkowski and Alfred Jenkin2014-10-27 11:47:2810/13: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning and the Hall of Famehttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-and-the-hall-of-fame/
Let&#8217;s worry about axes and labels later. For now, take a look at the graph below. The red dots represent Hall of Fame quarterbacks (or players not yet eligible but very likely to wind up in Canton). The blue dots represent non-HOF quarterbacks. The black dot? That&#8217;s Eli Manning. Okay, so2014-10-13 00:35:5410/4: FootballPerspective.com- Tom Brady and the Biggest Drops in QB Performancehttp://www.footballperspective.com/tom-brady-and-the-biggest-drops-in-qb-performance/
In the third quarter on Monday night, I texted my Patriots fan buddy Matt, âIs it possible that we suck? Maybe the run is finally over.â Bill Barnwell mused on this, and Aaron Schatz also wrote about it. It was hard not to think that, given the way the Patriots were manhandled by a mediocre [&#82014-10-04 00:35:599/26: Pro Sports Extra- Do the Atlanta Falcons have the best offense in the NFL?http://prosportsextra.com/2014/09/26/do-the-atlanta-falcons-have-the-best-offense-in-the-nfl/
&#160; &#160; For the past few seasons, well really since the emergence of Julio Jones, the Atlanta Falcons have had one of the league&#8217;s most dynamic fire-power offenses. Julio Jones has emerged as perhaps the NFL&#8217;s best wide-receiver, that&#8217;s not named Calvin Johnson, and Matty &#82014-09-26 15:39:268/28: FootballPerspective.com- Great Offenses and Missing the Playoffshttp://www.footballperspective.com/great-offenses-and-missing-the-playoffs/
From 2002 to 2005, Peyton Manning was the best quarterback in the NFL, at least statistically, by a wide margin. But the #2 quarterback in Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt was Trent Green, and there was a wide gap between Green and all other quarterbacks not named Manning.Â Over that same period, Ton2014-08-28 00:36:107/24: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Wins: Outlier Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-wins-outlier-seasons/
The 1998 season was one of my favorite years in NFL history. It was also a pretty weird one. We had Terrell Davis rushing for 2,000 yards, rookies Randy Moss and Fred Taylor making defenses look silly, and a quartet of old quarterbacks stun the football world. Doug Flutie came out of nowhere Canada 2014-07-24 00:35:446/10: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part II: Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-ii-career-rankings/
Yesterday, I explained the methodology behind the formula involved in ranking every quarterback season since 1960. Today, Iâm going to present the career results. Converting season value to career value isnât as simple as it might seem. Generally, we donât want a player who was very good for 12014-06-10 00:35:556/9: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part I (Methodology)http://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-i-methodology/
In 2006, I took a stab at ranking every quarterback in NFL history. Two years later, I acquired more data and made enough improvements to merit publishing an updated and more accurate list of the best quarterbacks the league has ever seen. In 2009, I tweaked the formula again, and published a set of2014-06-09 00:35:535/23: FootballPerspective.com- Are First Round Quarterbacks Starting Earlier?http://www.footballperspective.com/are-first-round-quarterbacks-starting-earlier/
Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, and Teddy Bridgewater were selected in the first round of the 2014 Draft. The Jaguars seem intent on giving Bortles a redshirt year, but it seems likely that the Browns and Vikings will hand their rookie quarterbacks the reins at some point early this fall. From the fi2014-05-23 00:36:055/15: FootballPerspective.com- Will Blake Bortles be the Best QB of the 2014 Class?http://www.footballperspective.com/will-blake-bortles-be-the-best-qb-of-the-2014-class/
The Jaguars drafted Blake Bortles with the 3rd pick in the 2014 draft. Nineteen picks later, the Browns took Johnny Manziel, and with the 32nd pick, the Vikings traded up to acquire Teddy Bridgewater. If you believe in the efficient market theory, this means Bortles is the most likely of that group 2014-05-15 00:36:144/28: Bad Man Bureau- The Anatomy of an NFL Busthttp://badmanbureau.com/2014/04/28/the-anatomy-of-an-nfl-bust/
Some players have controversial legacies where their impact and quality of play is still open for debate, while others have perfectly solid ones that wonât wilt to the sands of time &#8212; and that can be both good and bad. We are usually trying to solve the more puzzling legacies instead of mudd2014-04-28 06:38:053/24: FootballPerspective.com- Expected Quarterbacks Wins Based On Passing Efficiencyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/expected-quarterbacks-wins-based-on-passing-efficiency/
On Friday, the Jets released Mark Sanchez. I don&#8217;t have much in the way of a post mortem, but it felt odd not to have at least some post on the subject. And despite watching every Sanchez start for four years, it still takes me by surprise when I see that his career record is [&#8230;]2014-03-24 00:36:213/19: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Judging QBs By Their Top 5 Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-judging-qbs-by-their-top-5-seasons/
While working on a different post, I needed to derive a quick-and-dirty formula to identify the top 100 or so quarterbacks in NFL history. Here is how I went about doing that: 1) Calculate the Relative ANY/A of each quarterback in every season since 1950. ANY/A, of course, is Adjusted Net Yards per 2014-03-19 00:36:032/16: FootballPerspective.com- The Contrasting Statistical Profiles of Geno Smith and Mike Glennonhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-contrasting-statistical-profiles-of-geno-smith-and-mike-glennon/
We were very spoiled last year. Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, and Russell Wilson had outstanding rookie seasons in 2012, and perhaps that set expectations a bit high for the 2013 class. No one will confuse those three with EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, and Mike Glennon, all of whom struggled for most of2014-02-16 23:35:542/9: FootballPerspective.com- Where Does Luck/Smith Rank Among Great Playoff QB Battles?http://www.footballperspective.com/where-does-lucksmith-rank-among-great-playoff-qb-battles/
The NFL playoffs began in very entertaining fashion in Indianapolis. The Chiefs lost Jamaal Charles on the first drive of the game to a concussion, but stormed out to a 38-10 lead. Then the Colts pulled off the second greatest comeback in NFL history, eventually winning 45-44. The much-maligned Alex2014-02-09 23:36:581/27: FootballPerspective.com- The Best Playoff Quarterbacks In The Super Bowl Erahttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-playoff-quarterbacks-in-the-super-bowl-era/
On Friday, I explained the idea behind Playoff Leverage. That post is required reading before diving in today, but the summary is that the Super Bowl counts for more than the conference championship games, which count for more than the division round games, which count for more than the wild card ga2014-01-27 23:36:131/5: FootballPerspective.com- Wildcard Preview: San Diego at Cincinnatihttp://www.footballperspective.com/wildcard-preview-san-diego-at-cincinnati/
Every few years, a team like the 2013 Chargers makes the playoffs. This season, San Diego&#8217;s offense ranked 3rd in Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt, while the defense ranked 3rd to last in the same metric. And these teams, without exception, have flamed out in the playoffs. The Chargers also rank2014-01-05 00:36:4212/27: FootballPerspective.com- Ryan Tannehill had one of the worst passing games everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ryan-tannehill-had-one-of-the-worst-passing-games-ever/
Did you happen to notice the stat line produced by Ryan Tannehill last week? He completed just 10 of 27 passes for only 82 yards in a 19-0 loss to the Bills. A 37% completion rate and a 3.0 yards per attempt average are ugly numbers in their own right, but Tannehill was also sacked [&#8230;]2013-12-27 23:36:3612/22: FootballPerspective.com- The Jets are 7-8, but have the points differential of a 4.5 win teamhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-jets-are-7-8-but-have-the-points-differential-of-a-4-5-win-team/
The Jets beat the Browns 24-13 today, bringing New York&#8217;s record up to 7-8. With Rex Ryan on the hot seat &#8212; more on this in a few hours &#8212; some have defended the controversial head coach by lauding his work this season. After all, if the Jets are one of the least talented teams [&#82013-12-22 18:36:2812/19: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning in elite INT territoryhttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-in-elite-int-territory/
After a five-interception performance against a dominant Seattle pass defense, Eli Manning now has 25 interceptions this season. The odds are extremely low, but it&#8217;s not impossible that he throws ten more interceptions and ties the modern record set by Vinny Testaverde in 1988. That year, a 252013-12-19 23:38:3910/15: FootballPerspective.com- Most Pick Sixes Thrown in NFL Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-pick-sixes-thrown-in-nfl-history/
Three years ago to the day, I crunched the numbers to see which quarterbacks had thrown the most pick sixes thrown in NFL history. With three more years of data, a robust play-by-play database, and, ya know, Matt Schaub, I figured it was time for an update. In case you haven&#8217;t noticed, Schaub 2013-10-15 00:36:129/29: FootballPerspective.com- Sam Bradford, and Ranking Quarterbacks by Yards per Completionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/sam-bradford-and-ranking-quarterbacks-by-yards-per-completion/
As a rookie, Sam Bradford ranked last in the league in yards per completion. That year, he averaged 9.92 YPC, 1.61 yards per completion lower than the league average of 11.53. In his second and third years &#8212; 2011 and 2012 &#8212; Bradford was a little better in that metric, but he still finish2013-09-29 00:36:268/30: FootballPerspective.com- Witnesses to Greatness: Aaron Rodgers Editionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/witnesses-to-greatness-aaron-rodgers-edition/
Let&#8217;s be honest: we all know Aaron Rodgers is great, so we don&#8217;t spend much time talking about him. Debating his ability is pointless, so we instead spend countless hours discussing Tony Romo&#8217;s intangibles, Tim Tebow&#8217;s throwing motion, Colin Kaepernick&#8217;s tattoos, and Jo2013-08-30 00:36:168/27: FootballPerspective.com- Is Russell Wilson the next Ben Roethlisberger?http://www.footballperspective.com/is-russell-wilson-the-next-ben-roethlisberger/
On the surface, Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger have almost nothing in common. Wilson was an undersized, overlooked, third-round pick, while Roethlisberger was a first round pick who is one of the most physically imposing quarterbacks in NFL history. But both players had pretty similar rookie 2013-08-27 00:36:138/25: FootballPerspective.com- The Best &#8220;Real-Life&#8221; Fantasy Teams Since the Mergerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-real-life-fantasy-teams-since-the-merger/
More than a decade ago (on a side note: how is that possible?), Doug wrote a series of player comments highlighting specific topics as they related to the upcoming fantasy football season. I recommend that you read all of them, if for no other reason than the fact you should make it a policy to [&#82013-08-25 00:36:177/28: FootballPerspective.com- Matt Ryan has most wins through five years, ranks 7th in Winning Percentagehttp://www.footballperspective.com/matt-ryan-has-most-wins-through-five-years-ranks-7th-in-winning-percentage/
An interesting tweet from Adam Schefter today: Matt Ryan has 56 regular season wins in his first five seasons, the most in NFL history. Ryan has started 78 games, one of only three quarterbacks (Peyton Manning, Joe Flacco) to start at least 75 games in their first five seasons. I thought it would be2013-07-28 16:36:237/26: FootballPerspective.com- Having the worst game of your career in the playoffshttp://www.footballperspective.com/having-the-worst-game-of-your-career-in-the-playoffs/
Scott Kacsmar recently wrote about how Daunte Culpepper had the worst performance of his career in his biggest game. In his only NFC Championship Game appearance, Culpepper went 13-of-28 for 78 yards with three interceptions and four sacks. Which made me wonder: how many other great quarterbacks hav2013-07-26 00:36:317/18: FootballPerspective.com- Matt Stafford has a 17-28 record, which has little predictive valuehttp://www.footballperspective.com/matt-stafford-has-a-17-28-record-which-has-little-predictive-value/
Longtime readers of this blog know that I&#8217;m not a big fan of Matt Stafford. Last year, when most people were praising his breakout 2011 season, I questioned whether he was as good as his backers claimed. And, of course, his 2012 performance only raised more questions. Stafford has a 17-28 care2013-07-18 00:36:057/6: FootballPerspective.com- How did Marion Campbell keep getting hired?http://www.footballperspective.com/how-did-marion-campbell-keep-getting-hired/
Today you&#8217;re in for a treat, as frequent commenter Shattenjager has contributed an absolutely outstanding guest post. Introduction: Question Every time I have looked at Marion Campbellâs coaching career, a question has leapt to mind: How on earth did he keep getting jobs? When Chase Stuart r2013-07-06 00:36:055/1: FootballPerspective.com- Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/where-does-tim-tebow-rank-in-the-pantheon-of-great-quarterbacks/
With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that&#8217;s the case, it&#8217;s time to reflect on a great career that never ceased to captivate the nation. While there are many ways to grade a quarterback, probably the best and simplest measure would be &#8220;pr2013-05-01 00:35:554/29: FootballPerspective.com- My Thoughts on the 2013 Drafthttp://www.footballperspective.com/my-thoughts-on-the-2013-draft/
Over the last three days, I analyzed the trades from the first round, rounds 2 and 3, and the final four rounds. Today, I wanted to discuss the things that stood out to me during the draft. In the comments, let me know what got your attention. What was that blur? Chances are it came [...]2013-04-29 00:35:494/25: FootballPerspective.com- Eric Fisher Would Become First #1 Pick from a MAC Schoolhttp://www.footballperspective.com/eric-fisher-would-become-first-1-pick-from-a-mac-school/
A recap of every #1 pick in NFL and AFL Draft History, along with their conference affiliations: Tweet2013-04-25 18:35:554/16: FootballPerspective.com- Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?http://www.footballperspective.com/do-nfl-teams-properly-value-age-when-drafting-quarterbacks/
For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes of the world, you generally don&#8217;t hear much from the draft community about the age of a prospect. But we do know that age matters, and that all other things bein2013-04-16 00:35:524/13: FootballPerspective.com- Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdownshttp://www.footballperspective.com/fourth-quarterovertime-game-winning-passing-touchdowns/
Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do the same thing for passing touchdowns. As a reminder: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way. I looked at all games, regular2013-04-13 00:35:472/6: FootballPerspective.com- NFL Retired Numbers, Player Deaths, and the Stories Behind Themhttp://www.footballperspective.com/nfl-retired-numbers-player-deaths-and-the-stories-behind-them/
The table below lists every retired number for each of the 32 franchises. It also lists each player&#8217;s career AV (starting in 1950), position(s), and years with the team. Each column is sortable, and you can use the search box to search by team (or uniform number, or position, or anything else)2013-02-06 23:35:471/4: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losseshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-career-passing-stats-in-wins-and-losses/
Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all quarterbacks with at least 5,000 career passing yards over that time period. The table below lists the following inf2013-01-04 23:35:4811/17: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by Collegehttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-qb-playoff-wins-by-college/
Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks. Since twitter is not a very good medium for showing large datasets, here&#8217;s a quick look at which colleges have produced the quarterbacks with the most playoff v2012-11-17 19:35:4110/4: FootballPerspective.com- Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Addedhttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarter-by-quarter-team-win-probability-added/
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team&#8217;s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given the pregame Vegas line and the score margin of the game after the quarter in question. Today, I want to break down those numbers in more detail by looking at which [...]2012-10-04 00:36:249/24: FootballPerspective.com- Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP)http://www.footballperspective.com/interceptions-per-incompletion-or-popip/
I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There&#8217;s a stat called BABIP, which stands for Batting Average on Balls In Play. A &#8220;ball in play&#8221; is simply any at bat that doesn&#8217;t end in a home run or a strikeout. The 2012-09-24 00:36:309/21: FootballPerspective.com- Jim Harbaugh has turned Alex Smith into Jim Harbaugh 2.0http://www.footballperspective.com/jim-harbaugh-has-turned-alex-smith-into-the-anti-joe-namath-or-jim-harbaugh-2-0/
Alex Smith has had an incredible career revival since Jim Harbaugh came to San Francisco. The first six seasons of his career, Alex Smith won just 38% of his 50 starts, but he has an incredible 15-3 regular season record since 2011 (83%). From 2005 to 2012, Smith had an ugly 72.1 passer rating, the 2012-09-21 10:43:05